Robert Dafford

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Floodwall mural commemorating Portsmouth, Ohio area earthworks

Robert Dafford (born May 14, 1951) is an American muralist.

[edit] Life and work

Robert Dafford is a current resident of Lafayette, Louisiana. Dafford has painted over 300 murals across the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and England.[citation needed] He has been painting murals, signs and fine art paintings for 35 years.[citation needed] In the past fifteen years, Dafford has concentrated on working along the Ohio River, painting over two hundred[citation needed] large historical images of cities on their floodwalls, using trompe l'œil, advanced perspective, and realist technique.[citation needed] Many riverboat tours make stops along the Ohio River specifically to see his murals. Dafford is best known for his murals in Paducah, Kentucky; Portsmouth, Ohio; Covington, Kentucky; and his giant 'Clarinet' in New Orleans. The 60+ consecutive Portsmouth murals[citation needed] stretch over 2,000 feet (610 m) and cover 44,000 sq. ft.[citation needed] Dafford's murals are created with the purpose of boosting downtown development in small communities.[citation needed]

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